How is Your State Doing?

• Student Success
  • Preparation for College
    • Advanced Placement Exams
    • High ACT/SAT Scores Per 1,000 High School Graduates
    • National Assessment of Educational Progress
    • Public High School Graduation Rates
  • College Participation
    • 9th Graders Chance for College by Age 19
    • College-Going Rates of High School Graduates - Directly from High School
    • 18 to 24 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • 25-49 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • Import/Export Ratio of College-Going Students
  • Progress and Completion
    • Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year
    • Graduation Rates
    • Student Pipeline - Transition and Completion Rates from 9th Grade to College
  • Adult Learners
    • Adults Lacking Basic Prose Literacy Skills
    • Participation in Adult Basic Education per 1,000 Adults with No High School Diploma
    • Percent of Adults Who Speak English Poorly or Not at All
    • Participation in ESL Programs per 1,000 Adults Who Speak English Poorly or Not at All
    • GEDs Produced per 1,000 Adults with No High School Diploma
    • Postsecondary Enrollment of Non-Traditional Age Adults
• Policies
  • Affordability
    • Average Loan Amount Students Borrow Each Year
    • Percent of Family Income Needed to Pay for College - by Type of Institution
    • Share of Income Poorest Families Need to Pay for Tuition at Lowest Priced Colleges
    • State Grant Aid Targeted to Low-Income Families as a Percent of Federal Pell Grant Aid
  • Finance
    • Diagram - Understanding Higher Education Finance
    • State and Local Support Per Full-Time Student
    • Total Educational Revenues Per Full-Time Student
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per Capita
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per $1,000 of Personal Income
    • State Higher Education Priority
    • Family Share of Public Higher Education Operating Revenues
    • State Tax Capacity
    • State Tax Effort - Effective Tax Rate
    • Projected State & Local Budget Surplus (Gap) as a Percent of Revenues 2013
    • Projected Ratio of Spending for Higher Education to Spending for All Other Programs 2013
• Competitiveness
  • Educational Capital
    • Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (American Community Survey)
    • Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (Decennial Census)
    • Adults Lacking Basic Prose Literacy Skills
    • Net Migration by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
    • Migration Rates by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
  • Income and Earnings
    • Per Capita Personal Income
    • Median Family Income
    • Median Household Income
    • Increase in Earnings for Associate Degrees
    • Increase in Earnings for Bachelor's Degrees
    • Undereducated Adults Not Earning a Living Wage
  • The Workforce
    • Diagram - Employment and the Workforce
    • Percent of the Civilian Population Participating in the Labor Force
    • Unemployment Rates
    • Percent Employment in Managerial and Professional Occupations
    • Percent Employment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Occupations
    • Percent Employment in Professional, Education, Health, and Social Service Industries
  • Economic Development
    • Research and Development Expenditures
    • Change in Gross State Product - From 1997 to 2007
    • State New Economy Index
  • Health and Civic Life
    • Children in Poverty
    • Families in Poverty
    • Charitable Giving - Percent of Itemizers on Federal Tax Returns Declaring Charitable Gifts
    • Percent of the Eligible Population Voting
    • State Health Rankings
• Cross-Cutting Information
  • Productivity
    • Associate Degrees Awarded Per 100 HS Graduates 3 Years Earlier
    • Bachelor's Degrees Awarded Per 100 HS Graduates 6 Years Earlier
    • In-State Degree Production by Selected Field
    • Ratio of Degrees and Credentials Awarded to the Number of Students Enrolled
    • Student and State Investment in Higher Education - and What Each Student Should Expect In Return
  • Racial/Ethnic Gaps
    • Six-Year Graduation Rates at Four-Year Institutions - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Undergraduate Credentials Awarded per 100 Full-Time Equivalent Students - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Percent of Adults with a High School Diploma - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Percent of Adults with an Associates Degree or Higher - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Percent of Adults with a Bachelors Degree or Higher - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Median Annual Earnings by Degree Level Attained - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
  • Demographic Projections
    • High School Graduate Projections
    • Population Projections
  • Educational Needs Index
    • Overall Educational Needs Index
    • Education Factor
    • Economic Factor
    • Population Factor

Also See

• What's New?
• Educational Needs Index
• Measuring Up: The National Report Card on Higher Education

Economic Development:
Research and Development Expenditures

Download as: Tab-Delimited TextMS Excel Total R&D Expenditures Per Capita ($) Total R&D Expenditures (In $ Thousands) Population Alabama 141.6 655245 4627851 Alaska 234.1 159991 683478 Arizona 123.5 782671 6338755 Arkansas 84.8 240406 2834797 California 184.2 6732672 36553215 Colorado 179.5 872576 4861515 Connecticut 197.4 691408 3502309 Delaware 145.3 125663 864764 Florida 84.7 1545825 18251243 Georgia 145.5 1388976 9544750 Hawaii 213.8 274373 1283388 Idaho 76.2 114224 1499402 Illinois 145.3 1867003 12852548 Indiana 126.4 801930 6345289 Iowa 196.4 586786 2988046 Kansas 135.4 375960 2775997 Kentucky 118.7 503293 4241474 Louisiana 139.2 597522 4293204 Maine 104.3 137425 1317207 Maryland 452.5 2542336 5618344 Massachusetts 336.7 2171596 6449755 Michigan 149.9 1509953 10071822 Minnesota 122.5 636920 5197621 Mississippi 140.7 410637 2918785 Missouri 160.2 941445 5878415 Montana 187.0 179137 957861 Nebraska 205.6 364842 1774571 Nevada 73.7 189096 2565382 New Hampshire 233.4 307074 1315828 New Jersey 99.5 864443 8685920 New Mexico 208.3 410375 1969915 New York 205.5 3964823 19297729 North Carolina 208.1 1885499 9061032 North Dakota 264.9 169468 639715 Ohio 157.6 1807038 11466917 Oklahoma 82.6 298663 3617316 Oregon 153.3 574521 3747455 Pennsylvania 196.1 2438312 12432792 Rhode Island 217.7 230281 1057832 South Carolina 129.1 569015 4407709 South Dakota 102.4 81544 796214 Tennessee 123.7 761388 6156719 Texas 142.9 3415419 23904380 Utah 155.9 412512 2645330 Vermont 185.1 115025 621254 Virginia 126.0 971905 7712091 Washington 151.7 980970 6468424 West Virginia 92.3 167208 1812035 Wisconsin 190.4 1066688 5601640 Wyoming 152.4 79700 522830 Nation 163.9 49430767 301621157  Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Census Bureau, National Science Foundation

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